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verb

simple past tense of forego2.

RELATED WORDS

relinquish, renounce, forfeit, waive, refrain, eschew, forsake, quit, sacrifice, yield, neglect, pass, surrender, precede

Nearby words

  1. forevermore,
  2. foreverness,
  3. forewarn,
  4. forewarned is forearmed,
  5. forewaters,
  6. forewind,
  7. forewing,
  8. forewoman,
  9. foreword,
  10. foreworn

Definition for forewent (2 of 4)

forewent

[ fawr-went, fohr- ]
/ fɔrˈwɛnt, foʊr- /

verb

simple past tense of forego1.

Definition for forewent (3 of 4)

forego

1
[ fawr-goh, fohr- ]
/ fɔrˈgoʊ, foʊr- /

verb (used with or without object), fore·went, fore·gone, fore·go·ing.

to go before; precede.

Origin of forego

1
before 900; Middle English forgon, forgan, Old English foregān. See fore-, go1
Related formsfore·go·er, noun

Definition for forewent (4 of 4)

forego

2
[ fawr-goh, fohr- ]
/ fɔrˈgoʊ, foʊr- /

verb (used with object), fore·went, fore·gone, fore·go·ing.

forgo.
Related formsfore·go·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for forewent (1 of 3)

forewent

/ (fɔːˈwɛnt) /

verb

the past tense of forego 1

British Dictionary definitions for forewent (2 of 3)

forego

1
/ (fɔːˈɡəʊ) /

verb -goes, -going, -went or -gone

to precede in time, place, etc
Derived Formsforegoer, noun

Word Origin for forego

Old English foregān

British Dictionary definitions for forewent (3 of 3)

forego

2
/ (fɔːˈɡəʊ) /

verb -goes, -going, -went or -gone

(tr) a variant spelling of forgo
Derived Formsforegoer, noun
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Word Origin and History for forewent

forego

v.

"to go before," Old English foregan "to go before," from fore- + go. The similarly constructed foredone "killed, destroyed," now is archaic, replaced by done for. Related: Foregoing; foregone.

Phrase foregone conclusion popularized in "Othello" [III.iii], but Shakespeare's sense was not necessarily the main modern one of "a decision already formed before the case is argued." Othello says it of Cassio's dream, and it is clear from the context that Othello means Cassio actually has been in bed with Desdemona before he allegedly dreamed it.

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